WOYWW 477

Hi, welcome back for another WOYWW.. it's still way too hot here and of course I was away at a friend's in York last weekend (pics from the weekend here)  - so no crafting has been done.

York is such a beautiful city with loads of history.  I implore anyone who hasn't, to go if you can. I love it there.

So, no crafting as I said, but shopping was done (yes, the pre-order I mentioned last week are the new Distress Oxides - still waiting for them)  but one order has arrived...

 the new Paperartsy Fresco paints... 12 new colours (well, 11 new and one re-introduced but I already have some left so only needed to buy 11)


Looking forward to a play if - as they say - it is going to be cooler at the weekend (by cooler they mean a few degrees and possibly "only" 24 degrees. ) 

and a close up so you can see the colours a bit better!

Heatwave permitting, I'll be round to visit your desk soon! 

WOYWW 476

Well, what a surprise, it's Wednesday again and time for another desk share post for WOYWW.. and still no post since last week's! 

There isn't a lot going on either (done some shopping, orders in transit ... well one is, one is pre-order) but I did manage to finish the neon journal page

(must put away my birthday cards soon... the pile on top of the ink pads to left of craft mat)

close up


the words are some under-used Remnant RubOns of Tim Holtz...





I am 3 weeks behind on this challenge, so much for A Layer A Day/A Spread A Week...so I am trying to work on all 3 of the next spreads at once!

still, the World Cup is over, Wimbledon is over.... heatwave seems to be abating even if temporarily, so maybe things will get going again...

and I'll soon have more new toys to play with, that must be worth catching up for/with!

No trip to Kew this coming weekend, I am going to York on Friday for a few days, for a get together with some friends.. so different places to photograph!   I love York, so am looking forward to that.
Last week's Kew post is here though! 

WOYWW 475 semi final time!

Here we are again... writing this watching football.. and Wednesday sees England facing Croatia in the World Cup semi final... eek..    first though, it's WOYWW  with Julia and chums..
I won't be visiting between the hours of 7pm (UK time)  and ... the end!  I'll be watching through my fingers... 

some crafty goodies came to stay this week....

you can see last week's journal page still exactly where it was, still untouched from then...


maybe after the weekend when the football and the tennis is finished I'll get back to creating!





Neet wanted to see a close up of the gin box too
(the box the bottle came in, for someone who queried what a gin box was last week)  so just for you...

and the inside is as pretty as the out...





In case you missed it, last's week's Kew visit (a short one - in length of visit not number of photos) is here and Sunday's visit to Hampton Court flower show is here (even longer in terms of photos)


so for now... COME ON ENGLAND!!

see you soon. 

WOYWW 474

Come on England.....
sorry,  I mean welcome to another WOYWW (writing this watching the World Cup on Tuesday night.)

journal page on the mat is last week's so far unfinished ALAD/ASAW page.. using my birthday neon paints...  loving them!  I will be toning down the page soon...

in the wicker basket below and left of the tv is the empty Kew gin box... obviously the bottle is in the fridge, that isn't empty yet!!  I love the box, it is very pretty and will be using it somehow for something... I have sampled the gin, it is very nice!
Wishing my American friends a very happy 4th of July.   Catch you at a desk near here very soon...

edited after the end of the game... woo hoo England won a penalty shoot out...
Plans for the weekend have now changed, was going to the Hampton Court Flower Show on Saturday but that's when we play next, so will go on Sunday so I can watch... and may, just may, squeeze in a quick trip to Kew on Saturday morning...   Happy days! 

WOYWW 473

Well I had a lovely birthday yesterday, even if it started at work... and now it's time for WOYWW

 I left the pile of early post on my workspace to wake to on Tuesday morning.

I had intended to keep it till after work  to open

but woke early and by 6 had opened the lot.


crafty presents from Lin Lesley and Emma, love you girls!

some very beautiful cards too..

 and some gifts from work too...

plus some beautiful flowers which I seem not to have photographed on the camera...

 some of my gorgeous handmade cards

sorry the photos aren't better, the light is so bright I was really struggling.

 yay! found where google stores my backed up
phone photos...





Work may have been interrupted on Tuesday afternoon for a piece of cake (Colin the Caterpillar, but no photos exist)
and er....

 prosecco...


obviously I didn't drink all of both bottles...

you do believe me don't you!









because of the heat, Monica (my boss) decided it was too hot to keep working so some of us decamped to her garden... for ....err...  more drinks...

 it was lovely sitting in the shade of the house under a huge parasol...

 Lisa (a friend of the company) and Natasha

 James and Monica soaking up the rays

"George"  - I love him!

and Kirsty's puppy Coco played shadow selfies with me!


All in all, a fabulous birthday...

Happy WOYWW!

WOYWW 472

Well I think it's 472... there was a bit of confusion at Head Desker's last week... anyway link this week's desk here   Link?  What's On Your Workdesk? Wednesday.... I'll show you mine if you.....

Recently I had the chance to buy a journal kit from France Papillon - it came in super quick time - based on her Journal on Monday videos she does for Facebook/YouTube  - I will keep it nice somewhere until I pluck up the courage to use it! 

the little airmail envelope (which I'll be saving to use on a project, obviously!) contains the needle and some thread to fix the pages together.. 

I've had a somewhat tricky birthday card to make for one of my cousin's, who's birthday is next Monday, the day before mine; she's been going through a tough time mentally recently.
There is no chance of her seeing this so I can share what I came up with..

Wasn't appropriate to use a "happy" birthday sentiment; luckily my friend Lesley suggested this alternative (could I find one?  no,  but I did unearth a gorgeous alphabet set I'd forgotten about!) (Penny Black if you're interested; probably long discontinued)
Can't quite believe that next Tuesday I'll be entering the last year of my 50's.... where did that time go??? 

Anyway, I promised you Kew photos from last Saturday - only took 500 this time... so if you have a while (ahem) there are some on the post here  

WOYWW 471 - not a lot..

Well, yet again, it's Wednesday... time for WOYWW  again! 
I've not been doing much lately, desks come and go and there is very little new crafting...
I am trying to keep up with the Facebook group challenge with France Papillon... week 24 nearly half way through the year; nearly half way through June - flip!! 

 I am determined to keep going, though

this week's prompt is "what is holding you back"

I find it hard to interpret some of the prompts, I'd much rather be told to use blue or green or die cuts or something but it does make you think a bit...









thought you might like a bit of a close up too, I haven't been doing that for you with the ALAD/ASAW challenges

trying to get lots of texture on this week's spread.

we've had some nice skies the last few days - this was Monday night, but I've not been taking them on the camera and can't transfer them from the phone easily; but I took this one to see how different the colour is on phone to camera - much more realistic on the camera!


I missed the one tonight (writing this Tuesday as always)



Will be heading back to Kew on Saturday - I miss the weekends I don't go, but don't miss the very early waking to get there for 8, so last week was a nice treat! 
Have a great day!